This particular Octant dates from around the end of the 18th century and was made right here in Liverpool by Ann Smith, who ran a navigation shop in Pool Lane. Ann is unusual in that she’s a woman ...
Green Retreats presents a lively and beautifully illustrated account of eighteenth-century women in their gardens, in the context of the larger history of their retirement from the world – whether ...
Barbara M. Benedict Source: Journal of British Studies 'Women, Work, and Clothes in the Eighteenth-Century Novel tells a poignant story about a small gap in the cultural imagination of dress that was ...
The warts-and-all account of Nollekens’ life gives a sense of Clements’ playful yet astute character amidst the challenges she faced as a black working-class woman in eighteenth-century London.[2] She ...
Household utensils or objects for ritual use, gourds are present in various cultural environments in Brazil, especially in ...
Explore the history of women artists in Europe in the NGV Collection from the 1600s to the eighteenth century with Assistant Curator of Collections and Research at NGV, Dr. Maria Quirk.
Gourd being prepared by Dona Marinalva Correia de Sousa. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...